1. The Stone Roses were to be portrayed in the film '24 Hour Party People' by the tribute band Fools Gold, who were filmed playing a couple of live tracks (Sally Cinnamon at the Hacienda and one at The Battle Of The Bands with The Happy Mondays. Stills (taken by Mick Knaggs) can be seen below. 'The Stone Roses' were cut from the film after Silvertone refused to allow the song Fool's Gold to be put on the 24 Hour Party People soundtrack; following this denial, the producer pulled the scenes altogether:
2. If you watch the Blackpool Empress Ballroom concert closely, John Squire appears to be playing I Am The Resurrection with two different guitars. He starts off playing a Les Paul and ends playing a Fender. The reason for this is a mix-up in putting together the clips. The video shows footage of Going Down while playing the sound of I Am The Resurrection. Numerous other examples can be found in the video.
3. There is a Stone Roses bar in York (and also one on the Greek Island of Kos). These pictures were sent in by Matt and 'Monkey', both pictured:
4. In 2005, Ian Brown designed a pair of Adidas Superstar trainers as part of the product's 35th anniversary promotion for a limited run of 5000 pairs.
5. As well as being a fervent Manchester United and Celtic fan, Mani has been spotted at Cappielow Stadium, Greenock on visits to Scotland, leading to speculation that he is also a keen follower of Scottish Second Division side Greenock Morton FC.
6. In a Boddingtons December 2006 survey asking people their ideal 'pint pal' from the Northwest, Ian Brown came in at a surprising Number 7 position. I say 'surprising' because Ian claims not to have touched alcohol in years and thus would not himself be having a pint ! Here is the Top 10:
1. Vernon Kay
2. Shayne Ward
3. Mark Berry (aka Bez)
4. Steve Coogan
5. Liam Gallagher
6. Ralf Little
7. Ian Brown
8. Ricky Tomlinson
9. Peter Kay
10. Wayne Rooney
The survey also attempted to discover who was "least liked in the local"; John Squire found himself unfortunately just making the Top 10:
1. Liam Gallagher
2. Clint Boon
3. Shaun Ryder
4. Sir Alex Ferguson
5. David Dickinson
6. Blanche from Coronation Street
7. Mark Berry (aka Bez)
8. Terry Christian
9. Coleen McLoughlin
10. John Squire
7. At Glastonbury Festival on 26th June 2005, Ian Brown could be heard singing the following lyrics from 'Live A Little Love' by Ini Kamoze:
- They say my heart shares for too many / Hey, what do you say
They say my thoughts worth no more than a penny / Hey, what do you say
- Ed: Stone Roses ?
Shaun: No
Ed: Second Coming ?
Shaun: (slightly embarrassed)...I like it
9. On the Nathan Barley DVD, look out for the Fool's Gold vinyl on the bench beside Barley early on in the pilot episode.
10. Ian Brown has the superstition of never singing live with money in his pockets.
11. John Squire's pollocked guitar featured in the Elephant Stone video can be seen resting against an amp on The Stone Roses' appearance on 'The Other Side Of Midnight.'
12. A lyric from 'For the Girl' by The Fratellis references The Stone Roses: "She was into the Stones when I was into the Roses."
13. Artists to have covered tracks by The Stone Roses include: The Unbelievable Truth (I Wanna Be Adored), Turnerjoy (I Wanna Be Adored), Year Of The Rabbit (I Wanna Be Adored), Orange Overdrive (Elephant Stone), SuperDrive (Elephant Stone), Schizo Fun Addict (Elizabeth My Dear), I Am At The World Trade Center (Shoot You Down) and Belle and Sebastian (Fool's Gold live at the Olympia, Dublin on 15th September 2001).
14. Ticket for The Rub at The King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow 19/03/01:
15. Ticket for The Rub at The Underworld, Camden, London 23/03/01:
16. Advertisement for The Seahorses live shows April/May 1997:
17. Advertisement for The Seahorses June 1997 shows:
18. Promotional scratchcard for the release of Golden Greats:
19. Stone Roses postcards:
20. Tickets for Ian Brown's Nerve Centre show in Derry, Northern Ireland - 14th March 2002:
21. Back-stage passes (the second of which is signed by Ian Brown) for Ian's Brixton show - 23rd November 2001:
22. One or two magazine articles cite the origin of the name 'The Stone Roses' to be from a 1950's espionage Sarah Gainham book entitled 'The Stone Roses'. I would highly recommend checking out the book - a very good read !
23. Tickets for Ian Brown's show in Belfast, Northern Ireland - 13th March 2002:
24. Ticket and aftershow pass for Ian Brown's show at The Olympia, Dublin - 17th March 2002:
25. Stone Roses photo signed by all four Roses at Glasgow Green in June 1990.
26. Back-stage pass for Ian's London Shepherds Bush Empire gig on 10th March 2002:
27. Front and back of a flyer for Stone Love Manchester indie dance night. Note - Mani scheduled to make an appearance on 17th February '99. Submitted by Martyn Thompson:
28. Ticket for Ian Brown's Manchester Apollo gig - Sunday 5th December 1999. Submitted by Martyn Thompson:
29. Ticket and Access All Areas pass for Witnness festival (13th and 14th July 2002). Ian Brown, Mani (Primal Scream) and The Complete Stone Roses all made appearances at the festival:
30. V2002 flyer submitted by Martyn Thompson:
31. Remixes Of The Spheres promo card:
32. Setlist for John Squire's solo show at The Ambassador Theatre, Dublin (25th January, 2003):
33. Photo of Bobby Gillespie and Mani of Primal Scream at Glasgow Barrowlands (17/12/02), submitted by Carmine Agudo:
34. Photocopy of Guest pass for Primal Scream show at Glasgow Barrowlands (17 / 12 / 02), submitted by Carmine Agudo:
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